Friendships were formed on the cold, hard concrete of Market St as two couples waited out a sleepless night to buy early Christmas presents and engagement rings from Michael Hill Jewellers.
Two couples, Sarai Pedziwiatr, 18, and Wiremu Panapa, 17, and Charlene Hill and Bob Matthews, were in line for the pre-Christmas Crazy Day sale at Michael Hill Jewellers, which is selling rings for as low as one dollar.
The four, who had never met before, spent the night talking and playing games together and even made a pact not to buy the rings they each picked out.
Wiremu wanted to buy a ring for his mum who had been going through a hard time lately and also wanted to buy Christmas presents for his family.
Mr Panapa and Miss Pedziwiatr waited outside the store from 2am after finishing work, and found themselves first in line.
Unbeknown to them, however, the pair had taken the place of another couple who had gone to buy dinner.
Miss Hill and Mr Matthews, who have been together for 5 1/2 years, arrived outside the store about 9pm, because Mr Matthews wanted to buy an engagement ring for Miss Hill.
Throughout the night there was plenty to keep the group interested, including a drunk man pole dancing, a four-wheel-drive speeding down Market St and a newspaper delivery truck misjudging a turn and hitting a lamp post.
Miss Hill said the10 people behind them began lining up at 6am.
As the doors opened just after 9am the four got the chance to enter the store one at a time to buy the jewellery they waited an entire night for.
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